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ZIP code 75228, Dallas County, Texas

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

OpenFEMA lists 71 NFIP claims for ZIP 75228 (Dallas County, Texas), with $689K paid on 47 claims since 1978.

That is 2.1% of the 3,457 claims recorded across Dallas County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, lower than the county average of $28K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 6 repetitive-loss properties and 0 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 4,809 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

71NFIP claims since 1978
47paid claims
$689Ktotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 75228DallasTexasUS
Claims since 1978713,457394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid66%72%80%78%
Average paid claim$15K$28K$55K$43K
Share of county claims2.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties622934,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 75228 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$389
1980s21$142,537
1990s35$349,671
2000s2$25
2010s9$178,952
2020s2$17,116
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202211$17,116$17,116
201711$13,095$13,095
201553$165,857$55,286
201220$0—
201110$0—
200310$0—
200111$25$25
199954$49,910$12,478
19952518$293,873$16,326
199210$0—
199143$5,888$1,963
198922$2,349$1,174
198876$109,808$18,301
198632$1,532$766
198511$4,045$4,045
198321$3,277$3,277
198163$21,527$7,176
197911$389$389
197810$0—

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Dallas County

Dallas County has 2,304 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (90 in the last 12 months), 28 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 327; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 841 · Tornado: 109 · Flood: 327 · Wind: 724 · Winter: 73 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 75228?

71 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 47 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 75228?

$689K across 47 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 75228?

1995, with 25 claims and $294K paid.

What county is ZIP 75228 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Dallas County, Texas; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.